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GPSS opposes Prop. 22
Al llic Graduate aiul PrafeMiional Student Senate's inonllily meeting, Die organization voted Id oppose Proposition 22. The lull story about Ihe meeting will Ih? in Wednesday's paper.
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Gearing up; UCSB ih next for the USC baseball team, which defeated Mississippi Stale Saturday.
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NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
March 7, 2000 Vol. CXXXIX, No. 38
Technological trends lower campus crime
Security: Advancements in USCard scanners and video monitors assist DPS in finding, preventing incidents
Primaiy: Campus rally draws about 150 in anticipation of California’s Tuesday election
By IAN YOUNG
Staff Writer
Students, religious leaders and prominent public figures filled the pews and the loft of United University Church Monday during a rally to oppose Proposition 22, the Knight Initiative, which appears on the ballot today.
“In the short term, we’re here to defeat Proposition 22. On the long term, we’re here to gain equal marriage rights,” said keynote speaker Patricia Ireland, president of the National Organization for Women. “I want to stop with just naming the negative. I think we have to fight for equal marriage rights for everyone in this room.”
Ireland, who spoke for 20 minutes
in front of about 150 people holding “No on 22" signs, urged the audience to take a more active role in politics.
“I want them to hear you all the way in Sacramento,” Ireland said, amid chants of “No on Knight.”
“Let them hear you in Colorado Springs," she said. “I want Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson in Virginia to hear you. And in Washington, D.C., let all those politicians hear you.”
The rally against Proposition 22, which states that “only a marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized," was moved from Hahn Plaza to United University Church because of the rain.
“It’s totally appropriate we have this rally in a church because I think we’re here to celebrate,” Ireland said. "I think we have a lot of hope for the future in this very room. It’s free to come in, (but) to go out you have to make the commitment to get 10 people to vote Tuesday.”
L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaro-
slavsky, who began his speech by saying, “It must be a worthy cause if the University of Southern California invites a UCLA alumnus to speak,” also thought it fitting that the rally be held in a church and quoted a portion of the Old Testament that mentioned the phrase “be strong and of good courage."
“Good courage is different than plain old courage,” Yaroslavsky said. “Plain old courage is putting 10 more bucks on black instead of red in Vegas. But good courage is when you put it down all on the line for the right reasons. Not for yourself but for others and for society.”
Yaroslavsky urged students to have the good courage, to speak out against measures that exploit differences among people rather than unite them.
‘This proposition is absolutely of no use,” Yaroslavsky said. “It is unnecessary. If they (missionaries) succeed in injecting their way of life into the state codes of California and start telling you I see Rally, page 14 I
Cutting
Crime
PART 1 or 2
■ Part 1: A look ul the growing rule of technology in ctimput security (Today)
■ Part it A tool (it community involvement in reducing crime (Wednesday)
By BRENDAN I.OY
Staff Writer
High-tech security features such as digital security cameras and USCard access control have enhanced the Department of Public Safety’s ability to secure the growing USC community, DPS Chief Bob Taylor said.
DPS is also exploring the roles that retinal scanners, cards with embedded microchips and other new and developing technologies may play in the future, Taylor said.
The growing emphasis on high-tech devices and systems is part of DPS’s effort to decrease crime, despite campus growth and the shrinking officer corps.
“We’re adding buildings, growing...and much of (what we do) is being accomplished without any additional personnel resources because of the reliance on technology," Taylor said.
In the past year and a half, DPS has installed security cameras in several locations, including Trojan Grounds after the armed robbery there in fall 1998, and made use of the rapidly developing digital technology where appropriate, said John Matthews, manager of DPS’s Protective Services Division.
Digital cameras present all sorts of new possibilities, said Thomas Haire, the senior editor of Security Sales, a trade magazine for the security industry.
‘The technology on digital (security) cameras is getting better and better, to (the point) where you have cameras now that automatically can switch from color in the daytime to black and white...during twilight time, and then when it gets dark, they go infrared," Haire said. “You can’t beat that in one camera."
The cameras also store their data on disks, which saves a huge amount of space in videotape storage, Haire said.
Perhaps even more important is integrating camera feeds into the same system as alarms so that everything can be monitored from one central location, DPS officers said. When an alarm goes off, officers can immediately see live pictures of the scene
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Grad student wins ACE’s editing prize
Award: Michelle Fellner takes top film industry honors in 50th annual Eddie competition
By ERIN SZYMANSKI
Staff Writer
For many students in USC’s School of Cinema-Television, winning a prestigious award from some of the biggest members in the film industry is something that they all hope to accomplish some-I see Award, page 3 l
Three leaders to celebrate Ash Wednesday
A column appearing every l\iesday that highlights religious and ethical issues
By FRANCESCA CIMINO
Assistant City Editor
What do you get when you put the leaders of the Episcopal, Lutheran and Roman Catholic churches in the same room? A historical occasion.
In what may be the first time since the Reformation almost 450 years ago, the bishops of those three churches for the Los Angeles diocese will unite to lead a joint Ash Wednesday service for the USC community.
The event, which will begin at noon Wednesday in Bovard Auditorium, could mark the first collaboration between the leaders of the three churches to celebrate this occasion, said the Rev. Glenn Libby, the director of Canterbury USC.
The gathering is made possible, in part, by an agreement called the trilat-
eral covenant that the bishops signed in 1993, acknowledging their common faith and encouraging more interaction among local groups in order to understand and share in the similarities of each denomination.
That the Los Angeles diocese has taken such a step towards unity makes it unique, Libby said. Until about 35 years ago, there was very little dialogue even globally between the churches, said the Rev. William Messenger, director of the Catholic Center.
The ceremony also marks the university’s second ecumenical Ash Wednesday service. Until last year, the services held in Bovard Auditorium were aimed specifically at the Catholic community. Building on the trilateral covenant, the Lutheran Campus Ministry, Canterbury USC, and the Catholic Center joined forces in 1999 to use the celebration, which drew more than 300 people, as an
opportunity to collaborate toward a common faith, Messenger said.
When planning the event this year, a combination of strong cooperative efforts by the three student groups and a happenstance scheduling conflict between the bishops opened the door for the invitation to the campus celebration. Bishop Frederick Borsch, Bishop Paul Egertson and Cardinal Roger Mahoney usually try to do something every year that reaffirms the covenant they made, Libby said.
About four years ago, they jointly baptized a member from each of their churches, signifying their recognition of a common baptism. However, there hasn’t been a major event of the covenant since, Libby said.
While the bishops’ busy schedules had not allowed for an official renewal of their agreement this year until the
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Sign me up. Kerrle Kvaahayboyle, a Junior majoring In creative writing, fills out a form Monday with a NOW representative.
Demonstrators protest Prop. 22

GPSS opposes Prop. 22
Al llic Graduate aiul PrafeMiional Student Senate's inonllily meeting, Die organization voted Id oppose Proposition 22. The lull story about Ihe meeting will Ih? in Wednesday's paper.
dtro|m«uic.idu
http://www.UK.adu/itt
K's a smash: The Smashing Pumpkin*’ new album hark* back to tin* Giih era while demonstrating the band’s triumph against adversity.
Gearing up; UCSB ih next for the USC baseball team, which defeated Mississippi Stale Saturday.
aruaia
16
for Vour informntlon 2
Huundop a
Tint Bum 7
SComU 11
ClaialAada 12
CroMword Ruul« 13
NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
March 7, 2000 Vol. CXXXIX, No. 38
Technological trends lower campus crime
Security: Advancements in USCard scanners and video monitors assist DPS in finding, preventing incidents
Primaiy: Campus rally draws about 150 in anticipation of California’s Tuesday election
By IAN YOUNG
Staff Writer
Students, religious leaders and prominent public figures filled the pews and the loft of United University Church Monday during a rally to oppose Proposition 22, the Knight Initiative, which appears on the ballot today.
“In the short term, we’re here to defeat Proposition 22. On the long term, we’re here to gain equal marriage rights,” said keynote speaker Patricia Ireland, president of the National Organization for Women. “I want to stop with just naming the negative. I think we have to fight for equal marriage rights for everyone in this room.”
Ireland, who spoke for 20 minutes
in front of about 150 people holding “No on 22" signs, urged the audience to take a more active role in politics.
“I want them to hear you all the way in Sacramento,” Ireland said, amid chants of “No on Knight.”
“Let them hear you in Colorado Springs," she said. “I want Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson in Virginia to hear you. And in Washington, D.C., let all those politicians hear you.”
The rally against Proposition 22, which states that “only a marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized," was moved from Hahn Plaza to United University Church because of the rain.
“It’s totally appropriate we have this rally in a church because I think we’re here to celebrate,” Ireland said. "I think we have a lot of hope for the future in this very room. It’s free to come in, (but) to go out you have to make the commitment to get 10 people to vote Tuesday.”
L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaro-
slavsky, who began his speech by saying, “It must be a worthy cause if the University of Southern California invites a UCLA alumnus to speak,” also thought it fitting that the rally be held in a church and quoted a portion of the Old Testament that mentioned the phrase “be strong and of good courage."
“Good courage is different than plain old courage,” Yaroslavsky said. “Plain old courage is putting 10 more bucks on black instead of red in Vegas. But good courage is when you put it down all on the line for the right reasons. Not for yourself but for others and for society.”
Yaroslavsky urged students to have the good courage, to speak out against measures that exploit differences among people rather than unite them.
‘This proposition is absolutely of no use,” Yaroslavsky said. “It is unnecessary. If they (missionaries) succeed in injecting their way of life into the state codes of California and start telling you I see Rally, page 14 I
Cutting
Crime
PART 1 or 2
■ Part 1: A look ul the growing rule of technology in ctimput security (Today)
■ Part it A tool (it community involvement in reducing crime (Wednesday)
By BRENDAN I.OY
Staff Writer
High-tech security features such as digital security cameras and USCard access control have enhanced the Department of Public Safety’s ability to secure the growing USC community, DPS Chief Bob Taylor said.
DPS is also exploring the roles that retinal scanners, cards with embedded microchips and other new and developing technologies may play in the future, Taylor said.
The growing emphasis on high-tech devices and systems is part of DPS’s effort to decrease crime, despite campus growth and the shrinking officer corps.
“We’re adding buildings, growing...and much of (what we do) is being accomplished without any additional personnel resources because of the reliance on technology," Taylor said.
In the past year and a half, DPS has installed security cameras in several locations, including Trojan Grounds after the armed robbery there in fall 1998, and made use of the rapidly developing digital technology where appropriate, said John Matthews, manager of DPS’s Protective Services Division.
Digital cameras present all sorts of new possibilities, said Thomas Haire, the senior editor of Security Sales, a trade magazine for the security industry.
‘The technology on digital (security) cameras is getting better and better, to (the point) where you have cameras now that automatically can switch from color in the daytime to black and white...during twilight time, and then when it gets dark, they go infrared," Haire said. “You can’t beat that in one camera."
The cameras also store their data on disks, which saves a huge amount of space in videotape storage, Haire said.
Perhaps even more important is integrating camera feeds into the same system as alarms so that everything can be monitored from one central location, DPS officers said. When an alarm goes off, officers can immediately see live pictures of the scene
I see Crlma. page 3 I
Grad student wins ACE’s editing prize
Award: Michelle Fellner takes top film industry honors in 50th annual Eddie competition
By ERIN SZYMANSKI
Staff Writer
For many students in USC’s School of Cinema-Television, winning a prestigious award from some of the biggest members in the film industry is something that they all hope to accomplish some-I see Award, page 3 l
Three leaders to celebrate Ash Wednesday
A column appearing every l\iesday that highlights religious and ethical issues
By FRANCESCA CIMINO
Assistant City Editor
What do you get when you put the leaders of the Episcopal, Lutheran and Roman Catholic churches in the same room? A historical occasion.
In what may be the first time since the Reformation almost 450 years ago, the bishops of those three churches for the Los Angeles diocese will unite to lead a joint Ash Wednesday service for the USC community.
The event, which will begin at noon Wednesday in Bovard Auditorium, could mark the first collaboration between the leaders of the three churches to celebrate this occasion, said the Rev. Glenn Libby, the director of Canterbury USC.
The gathering is made possible, in part, by an agreement called the trilat-
eral covenant that the bishops signed in 1993, acknowledging their common faith and encouraging more interaction among local groups in order to understand and share in the similarities of each denomination.
That the Los Angeles diocese has taken such a step towards unity makes it unique, Libby said. Until about 35 years ago, there was very little dialogue even globally between the churches, said the Rev. William Messenger, director of the Catholic Center.
The ceremony also marks the university’s second ecumenical Ash Wednesday service. Until last year, the services held in Bovard Auditorium were aimed specifically at the Catholic community. Building on the trilateral covenant, the Lutheran Campus Ministry, Canterbury USC, and the Catholic Center joined forces in 1999 to use the celebration, which drew more than 300 people, as an
opportunity to collaborate toward a common faith, Messenger said.
When planning the event this year, a combination of strong cooperative efforts by the three student groups and a happenstance scheduling conflict between the bishops opened the door for the invitation to the campus celebration. Bishop Frederick Borsch, Bishop Paul Egertson and Cardinal Roger Mahoney usually try to do something every year that reaffirms the covenant they made, Libby said.
About four years ago, they jointly baptized a member from each of their churches, signifying their recognition of a common baptism. However, there hasn’t been a major event of the covenant since, Libby said.
While the bishops’ busy schedules had not allowed for an official renewal of their agreement this year until the
I see Religion, page 3 I
Shin Yen Yau I Daily Trojan
Sign me up. Kerrle Kvaahayboyle, a Junior majoring In creative writing, fills out a form Monday with a NOW representative.
Demonstrators protest Prop. 22